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In the Russian Federation — another attempt at spineless suppression of protest: this time they want to remove Yabloko from the elections — the only party calling for an end to the war.
The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court by the Rodina party. Among the complaints are copyright violations in campaigning, allegedly unreported funding on social networks, and "signs of extremism." The latter were found, among other things, in Yabloko’s calls for peace and a ceasefire.
The Central Election Commission supported some of the complaints, and the prosecutor has already called for the lawsuit to be granted and for the party’s federal list to be removed from the elections. Data from Rosfinmonitoring about possible foreign financing of the candidates were also submitted to the court.
Yabloko itself denies the accusations and does not intend to abandon its anti-war position. However, the party’s chances of entering the State Duma were slim to begin with: according to one of the latest polls, its rating is about 2,8% versus the required 5%.
